Rescued Nigerian workers allege sexual abuse by Chinese employers in CAR

Dabiri with the victims

Twelve Nigerian men who were recently rescued from forced labour in the Central African Republic have returned home with harrowing tales of abuse, including allegations of sexual assault by their Chinese employers.

The group, whose plea for help went viral in a video three weeks ago, were received in Abuja on Friday by the Chairman and CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa.

Speaking on behalf of the group, their leader, Igorigo Freeborn, gave a moving account of their ordeal, revealing that they were subjected to months of unpaid labour and sexual abuse.

“We were homosexually abused by our Chinese employers in CAR. I am not ashamed to say it. I want other people to learn from it. Punch